Washington State Bar News

Articles

• POINT/COUNTERPOINT
  • Obstacles to Civil Gideon Part II: The Washington State Experience by Leonard W. Schroeter
  • Fundamental Rights and the Role of Government by Brian McCoy
• Money and Ethics: The Young Lawyer's Conundrum by Patrick J. Schiltz
• Major Criminal Law Decisions of the United States Supreme Court's 1998-99 Term: Part II  by Craig Hemmens and Rolando V. del Carmen

Columns

• Editor's Page: "I Hope You'll Come Back" by Jeff Tolman, Guest Editor
• President's Corner: Criminal Lawyers: You Have to Love Them! by Richard C. Eymann, WSBA President
• Executive's Report: CHANGE: It's Not a Choice by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director
  

Departments

• Letters
• The Greyhaired Cyberpunk: Taking a Bold Step Forward into a New Age of Ludditism
• Ethics & The Law: Ethical Considerations for Lawyers and Judges When Dealing with Unrepresented Persons
• Disciplinary Notices
• Changing Venues
• The Board's Work
• Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
• FYI - For Your Information
  • Goldmark Award Luncheon
  • Lawyers Helping Hungry Children Needs You!
  • Opportunities for Service

  • WSBA Staff Milestones

  • Opportunity for Service:
    • WSBA Presidential Selection
    • Appellate Court Vacancies
  • Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in August 1999 is 5.525 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for September is therefore 12.00% percent. Compilations of the average coupon equivalent yields from past auctions of 26-week treasury bills and past maximum interest rates for January 1989 – present appear in the current issue of  the Bar News.  Information from January 1987 to date is available online.